Twyla is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Twyla in a sentence
Twyla meaning
A female given name of modern usage.
Using Twyla
- The main meaning on this page is: A female given name of modern usage.
- In the example corpus, twyla often appears in combinations such as: twyla tharp, and twyla.
Context around Twyla
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Twyla
- In this selection, "twyla" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, encounters, brother, 1988, tharp, buying and southall stand out and add context to how "twyla" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include above choreographers twyla tharp sweet and dr twyla wells executive. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "twyla" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with twyla
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In 1966, she formed her own company Twyla Tharp Dance. (10 words)
Also popular: Naming dogs after the Schitt's Creek characters Moira Rose and Twyla. (14 words)
From 1971 to 1988, Twyla Tharp Dance toured extensively around the world, performing original works. (15 words)
India Bradley and Roman Mejia, colleagues at New York City Ballet, are up against Kellie Drobnick from Twyla Tharp Dance, and Aran Bell, a recently promoted soloist at American Ballet Theater, for the dance honor. (35 words)
Attenberg’s prose is nimble, chopping from character to character — even briefly to minor roles, like the shop assistant who encounters Twyla buying lipsticks to ward off an emotional breakdown. (30 words)
In addition to Doris Humphrey, Martha Graham and Tero Saarinen cited above, choreographers Twyla Tharp (“Sweet Fields,” 1996) and Martha Clarke (“Angel Reapers,” 2011) also set movement to Shaker hymns. (30 words)
Example sentences (9)
Also popular: Naming dogs after the Schitt's Creek characters Moira Rose and Twyla.
Attenberg’s prose is nimble, chopping from character to character — even briefly to minor roles, like the shop assistant who encounters Twyla buying lipsticks to ward off an emotional breakdown.
India Bradley and Roman Mejia, colleagues at New York City Ballet, are up against Kellie Drobnick from Twyla Tharp Dance, and Aran Bell, a recently promoted soloist at American Ballet Theater, for the dance honor.
In a eulogy for her brother, Twyla Southall said Fudge lived a “simple” life, but one he loved.
Jane Eyre and Twyla Tharp have very little in common, except that both of them were featured in the latter weeks of the ABT season, just ended.
Dr. Twyla Wells, executive director of the JCC Foundation, is the 2018 Athena Leadership Award winner.
From 1971 to 1988, Twyla Tharp Dance toured extensively around the world, performing original works.
In 1966, she formed her own company Twyla Tharp Dance.
In addition to Doris Humphrey, Martha Graham and Tero Saarinen cited above, choreographers Twyla Tharp (“Sweet Fields,” 1996) and Martha Clarke (“Angel Reapers,” 2011) also set movement to Shaker hymns.
Common combinations with twyla
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: